Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2-1-2017
Journal
EBioMedicine
Volume
15
Inclusive Pages
12-23
DOI
10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.11.034
Abstract
Cancer may be induced by many environmental and physiological conditions. Infections with viruses, bacteria and parasites have been recognized for years to be associated with human carcinogenicity. Here we review current concepts of carcinogenicity and its associations with parasitic infections. The helminth diseases schistosomiasis, opisthorchiasis, and clonorchiasis are highly carcinogenic while the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the causing agent of Chagas disease, has a dual role in the development of cancer, including both carcinogenic and anticancer properties. Although malaria per se does not appear to be causative in carcinogenesis, it is strongly associated with the occurrence of endemic Burkitt lymphoma in areas holoendemic for malaria. The initiation of Plasmodium falciparum related endemic Burkitt lymphoma requires additional transforming events induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. Observations suggest that Strongyloides stercoralis may be a relevant co-factor in HTLV-1-related T cell lymphomas. This review provides an overview of the mechanisms of parasitic infection-induced carcinogenicity.
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APA Citation
van Tong, H., Brindley, P. J., Meyer, C., & Velavan, T. (2017). Parasite Infection, Carcinogenesis and Human Malignancy.. EBioMedicine, 15 (). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.11.034
Peer Reviewed
1
Open Access
1
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Medical Immunology Commons, Medical Microbiology Commons, Parasitic Diseases Commons, Parasitology Commons, Tropical Medicine Commons
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